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Metric Paper Wasp

Polistes metricus

Photo by tomk3886
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30.5186, -84.1099

Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on a Goldenrod plant in our vegetable garden.

Notes:

This wasp was masticating and balling up its prey. Preparing it to feed to its larvae. I believe it had captured the Glassy-winged grasshopper from my previous spotting. My evidence is circumstantial. The grasshopper was gone, The ball was green and I had seen no caterpillars in the Goldenrod that morning. These wasps prey primarily on caterpillars.

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Polistes metricus - Wikipedia

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